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Elephas Maximus
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New Delhi, India (Telegraph): The emotions and gestures of an elephant are so uncannily human that the 14th century lexicographer, Muhammad al-Damiri, is said to have suggested that the elephant would begin to speak if its tongue, which is upside down, is turned around. Until this happens, says Alter in the Prologue, he is recounting the elephants’ tales for them.
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